Donna Vekic vs Aryna Sabalenka — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#76WTA
1777ELO
1720Hard ELO
29 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2024
hard
Aryna Sabalenka
BLR
Aryna Sabalenka
[2]
#1WTA
2240ELO
2211Hard ELO
$4.1MYTD
$49MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Donna Vekic defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 6-3 6-0 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, defending last year's quarter-final. Donna Vekic extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Vekic D.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Sabalenka A.
7.8
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
0.0Hard Elo 1720
Surface ELO
10.0+491 Hard Elo edge
0.0Overall Elo 1777
ELO gap
10.0Overall Elo 2240
6.1
H2H
3.9
4.2
Surface form
9.3
0.0
Win streak
10.09-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.2
Minutes 14d
9.0
Prev. match
Country comfort
6.2
Context
5.0
Defending pts
7.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Vekic D.
65662
Sabalenka A.
77301

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
1.18
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 29 km/hHumidity 60%

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-01-16Australian OpenQFhardAryna Sabalenka6-3 6-2
2022-10-10San DiegoQFhardDonna Vekic6-4 6-7(5) 6-1
2021-07-24Tokyo OlympicsR32hardDonna Vekic6-4 3-6 7-6(3)
2019-07-29San JoseSFhardAryna Sabalenka6-4 6-3
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Statistics

Recent form
Vekic D.Sabalenka A.
61%1st serve in+4%65%
69%1st serve points won+5%74%
46%2nd serve points won+10%56%
60%Service points won+8%68%
43%Return points won43%
56%Break points saved+14%70%
2.7Aces / match+2.75.4
4Double faults / match+22

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Paolini J.
Kalinskaya A.
4-67-57-5
Semi-finals
Paolini J.
Cirstea S.
6-27-66
Kalinskaya A.
Swiatek I.[1]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Kalinskaya A.
Gauff C.[3]
2-66-46-2
Swiatek I.[1]
Zheng Q.[6]
6-36-2
Paolini J.
Rybakina E.[4]
W/O
Cirstea S.
Vondrousova M.[7]
2-67-616-2
R16
Paolini J.
Sakkari M.[8]
6-46-2
Swiatek I.[1]
Svitolina E.[15]
6-16-4
Zheng Q.[6]
Potapova A.
6-36-2
Rybakina E.[4]
Frech M.
7-653-66-4
Vondrousova M.[7]
Samsonova L.[12]
6-26-2
Gauff C.[3]
Pliskova K.
2-66-46-3
Kalinskaya A.
Ostapenko J.[9]
6-47-5
Cirstea S.
Vekic D.
3-66-37-5
R32
Vekic D.
Sabalenka A.[2]
6-756-36-0
Gauff C.[3]
Cocciaretto E.
6-17-5
Potapova A.
Bronzetti L.
6-06-3
Ostapenko J.[9]
Sun L.
6-46-3
Frech M.
Martic P.
6-41-66-2
Rybakina E.[4]
Azarenka V.
4-66-2
Samsonova L.[12]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
W/O
Pliskova K.
Krueger A.
6-726-36-4
Swiatek I.[1]
Stephens S.
6-46-4
Zheng Q.[6]
Hibino N.
5-76-26-2
Kalinskaya A.
Bucsa C.
6-36-4
Vondrousova M.[7]
Stearns P.
6-15-76-2
Cirstea S.
Kudermetova V.[13]
6-16-4
Svitolina E.[15]
Maria T.
6-36-3
Sakkari M.[8]
Navarro E.
6-26-4
Paolini J.
Fernandez L.
6-36-4
R64
Potapova A.
Zhu L.
4-66-26-4
Kalinskaya A.
Hunter S.
6-16-2
Navarro E.
Siniakova K.
4-67-56-4
Fernandez L.
Pera B.
6-36-2
Paolini J.
Haddad Maia B.[11]
4-66-46-0
Frech M.
Alexandrova E.[14]
7-626-3
Martic P.
Dolehide C.
6-47-64
Stearns P.
Andreeva M.
6-22-66-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Bouzkova M.
6-46-3
Cirstea S.
Kenin S.
6-37-62
Stephens S.
Burel C.
6-41-66-2
Kudermetova V.[13]
Yastremska D.
6-01-66-0
Vekic D.
Wang X.
6-26-4
Ostapenko J.[9]
Wang X.
5-76-26-3
Azarenka V.
Rus A.
6-26-4
Pliskova K.
Zhang S.
6-37-5
Maria T.
Gracheva V.
6-26-1
Samsonova L.[12]
Tomova V.
7-626-3
Cocciaretto E.
Mertens E.
1-66-37-63
Svitolina E.[15]
Kalinina A.
6-37-67
Bronzetti L.
Kasatkina D.[10]
7-654-67-5
Hibino N.
Linette M.
6-23-66-4
Krueger A.
Garcia C.[16]
3-66-36-3
Sun L.
Badosa P.
6-4